Ethnic Groups of the Philippines
A new website was launched last March 2011 to help educate the people about the rich language diversity in the Philippines and to prevent language loss.
- (1888PressRelease) May 23, 2011 - Ethnic Groups of the Philippines (EGP) is a non profit website that was recently launched on March 2011. It is devoted to promoting the Philippines and teaching about the diversity of languages and cultures found around the country. Ethnic Groups of the Philippines idea is to call attention to languages and ethnic groups whose language and culture are near extinction.
One of the main objectives of Ethnic Groups of the Philippines is to expose readers to the cultural diversity of the Philippines, by introducing a collection of both existing and vanished peoples, ethnic groups, ethnolinguistic groups, languages, and immigrant groups found in the country. EGP also has a section focusing exclusively on Chabacano and Hispano Filipino literature, in an attempt to illustrate and bring attention to cultures that often lie in the backdrop of Filipino society. Another objective is to help protect and preserve languages, and consequently, cultures, from becoming extinct. By educating people about the rich language diversity in the Philippines, Ethnic Groups of the Philippines hope to limit language loss and to prevent further language extinction.
For more information about this topic, please visit www.ethnicgroupsphilippines.com.
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